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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1906
Page
7
Eugene Logan arrives Monday night and various town visits are noted. Births report a girl to the Simpsons and a girl to the Normans. Watches repaired by Doty Co and Blakeney's Pharmacy offers guaranteed service. Grand jury week looms, local sickness and business activity noted around Graham with residents and visitors including J C Vaughan real estate and M H Crism photo services.
Pair of rimless gold spectacles with case found. finder urged to leave them at this office for return.
Sam Wadley of Weatherford visited his brothers in Tank Valley and attended the reunion on the Clear Fork river. W C Lowe traveled from Farmer to meet his mother arriving by night train to visit her sons in this county.
Take your clock or watch to Blakeney's Pharmacy for repair. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Miss Carrie Cook of Farmer traveled through town en route to Clarendon Texas where she will teach at the local school. Karl A Mulkey and family from Fort Worth visited county attorney Martin's kin last week for a reunion and returned home Sunday.
The best guarantee of merit is open publicity. Dr Pierce's Family Medicines are not patent or secret. each bottle bears its full formula. They contain no alcohol and rely on glycerine as solvent and preservative. Physicians prescribe them and endorsing authorities support their ingredients. Pleasant Pellets cure constipation with one pellet gentle laxative, two mild cathartic.
M. M. Burriss visited last Monday to meet Mrs Burriss who arrived Sunday night from Hall county. They returned home at True Monday evening. Attendees at the reunion grounds Friday night report an unprecedented downpour, described as fearful by those who endured it.
County President J. P. Hyden calls a Farmers Union meeting at Graham at 10 o clock on Friday September 7 delegates urged to attend. Judge A H Carrigan of Wichita Falls attended the Graham reunion and began his fall term of court here. Capt Mike Spiller of Jacksboro visited Graham this week as a district court witness and surveyor for disputed land titles.
An advertisement offers protection against all accidents and sickness at one dollar per month with claims paid at sight. W M Plaster, district manager, Loving Texas seeks good agents. The Leader notes Alex Brooks from Knox county visiting reunions and donating to the widows and orphans fund. Mary Fields, longtime teacher, returns from travel to Breckinridge New York Canada Michigan and other places. Beare the Bigratere.
W S Tidwell advances his East 2nd street home toward completion and aims for a standout city feature. Presiding Elder E F Boone visited Graham Monday night and departed for Weatherford Tuesday morning after finishing his circuit in the district. Mrs O L Matkin, visiting her brother B B Garrett, returned to Waxahachie last Sunday, with Miss Eddie Garrett accompanying her home.
Atty R F Arnold offers loans secured by land with extended terms at low interest. Also available to extend vendors notes or furnish 1 2 of the purchase price on improved farms. Call for terms.
Miss Missouri Ellis resumes duties as a teacher after arriving by Saturday night train. She has many friends in Graham who welcome her back to the High School.
Gro H McLaren seeks buyers for small farms and large land tracts, with direct access to Eastern buyers and land men in this state and beyond. He urges sellers to quote exact prices, noting favorable opportunity to sell now and offering direct contact.
Offer to loan money secured by land or to buy Vendor Lien Notes. Promises quick access to funds for paying off land or related obligations. Contact for details and terms.
A letter to Jno E Morrison extols muslin cloth for its width, durability, and economy, suggesting it sells widely across miles. It praises Devoe paint for coverage and lasting white finish, claiming fewer gallons needed for longer wear, and signs off from F W Devoe & Co with Graham Hardware as a local seller.
A heartfelt note invites readers to send the Graham Leader as a cherished link to loved ones in the old states, promising a dependable weekly connection with local news, announcements, and community stories that travel far beyond town.
A local craftsman offers tomb stones for ready orders with prompt delivery and satisfaction guaranteed. Services include cleaning and repair of existing stones at reasonable prices. Grave digging rates listed: adults six dollars, children four dollars. Call for details.
Reverend Jim Bond a Methodist evangelist from Weatherford traveled to Graham last Saturday en route to Proffitt to hold a revival. Bond previously conducted a revival in Graham in 1889 and is well known to many readers of the paper.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is advertised as aiding nature during a cold. It claims to lessen coughs, relieve the lungs, aid expectoration, open secretions, and restore health, with testimonials of superior effectiveness. Priced 25 cents and 50 cents for large size, sold by druggists.
From Opelika Alabama dated August 25 1906 a writer describes leaving Opelika meeting cousins at Meadows family home visiting West Point and old school mates. He notes fine crops in Chambers Lafayette cotton yields two bales per acre and farming costs with fertilizers. He praises Alabama but says Texas surpasses and reports cotton picking season with immense expected cotton yields from his aunt’s farm.
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